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The Feast of the Holy Name, Jesus
The Feast of the Holy Name is celebrated eight days after the Nativity, January 1. Under the Law of Moses, all male infants were to be circumcised on the eighth day after birth (Lv. 12:3). It was also...
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux on the Feast of the Holy Name
January 1 is the Feast of the Holy Name. St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote the following about the Holy Name of Jesus: The sweet Name of Jesus produces in us holy thoughts, fills the soul with noble...
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Richard Rolle on Devotion to the Name, Jesus
And seeing that you yearn to be God’s lover, I appeal to you to love this name, Jesus, and meditate on it in your heart so that you never forget it wherever you are. And, assuredly, I promise you that...
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Salty, Doo Doo, and Jesus – A Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Name, Luke...
The collect and readings for January 1, the Feast of the Holy Name, may be found here. The following sermon is based on the gospel, Luke 2:15-21. After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise...
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Prayers for the New Year
While the civil calendar marks January 1 as New Year’s Day, the Church celebrates January 1 as the Feast of the Holy Name, Jesus. Although the two might be celebrated in different ways, they are not...
View ArticleA New Year’s Day Reflection: 2017, Good Or Bad?
The year end reviews and assessments are underway. You can read them in the op eds and on social media. You can hear them in the conversations we share with one another and in the silence of our own...
View ArticleStanding On The Threshold Eve – Ponderings And A Prayer For 2022
As we move closer to the New Year and that threshold Eve between 2021 and 2022, I’ve been thinking of the Israelites standing at the Eve of their entry into the Promised Land. What do you imagine they...
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